Hero-Worship
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face seen passing in a crowded street,A voice heard singing music, large and free;And from that moment life is changed, and weBecome of more heroic temper, meetTo freely ask and give, a man completeRadiant because of faith, we dare to beWhat Nature meant us. Brave idolatryWhich can conceive a hero! No deceit,No knowledge taught by unrelenting years,Can quench this fierce, untamable desire.We know that what we long for once achievedWill cease to satisfy. Be still our fears;If what we worship fail us, still the fireBurns on, and it is much to have believed.
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